16 Stellar Manis That Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day

Some folks wear kilts to show their St. Patrick’s Day spirit, while others don big-buckled shoes and red beards as a sign of Celtic pride. But here at Brit + Co., we celebrate the Irish holiday with nail art! And really, the traditional greens and golds of St. Paddy’s Day lend themselves to some seriously chic looks—shamrock embellished or not! Believe us: these 16 manis are the ones to flash as you raise your Guinness sky high. Sláinte!

1. Shamrock Tips and Glitter: What did we tell you—you can’t go wrong with green and gold! These shamrock tips look pretty darn cute sandwiched in between glittering green nails. (via So Nailicious)

2. Glitter Gold Contrast: Long live the contrast nail! We can’t decide what color polish to swoon over more: this near perfect shade of mint or the super luxe gold glitter. (via Glitter & Nails)

3. Clover Tips: Four leaf clovers aren’t just hard to find, they’re also way hard to paint perfectly on your digits! This nail art tutorial shows how to hack the look in the most amazing way. (via Square Polish)

4. Pot of Gold Nails: With a just a few basic nail art tools (and maybe a little luck), you can give yourself the most covetable St. Paddy’s mani around. We love how this blogger added glittering gold polish—gotta flash those goods! (via Swatch and Learn)

10. Studded Shamrock: We’re loving this teal take on the traditional green shamrock. Way chic. Adding metallic studs takes it to cool new levels,too. (via The Nail Trail)

11. Starburst Sponge Nail Art: After you trick out your nails with jagged cut tape, spong on the polish of your choice to create this soft, yet insanely eye-catching mani. Hints of yellow and blue really make the green pop. (via Pshiiit)

12. Scalloped Nails: See how to perfect the scalloped nail look step by step with this tutorial. Rock ‘em in a green ombre for St. Patrick’s Day, then switch it up for spring with a trio of pastel polishes. (via Pretty Prudent)

13. Minty Polka Dots: We’re obsessed with this mint-on-mint mani that uses a slightly darker shade of green to create the prettiest polka dotted nails. This nail art would also look way cool using a matte base coat and high gloss dots. (via Pshiiit)

14. Mini Clover Nail Art: You won’t believe how easy it is to make this festive mani: just grab your nail dotting tool and nestle four circles side-by-side to create as many adorable mini-clovers as your nails allow. (via Chalkboard Nails)

15. Gold Rim Nail Art: See, you totally can have super glam nails for St. Patrick’s Day! Just add a base coat of gold polish to your digits and fill ‘em in with a rich green. (via Fab Fatale)